At its latest Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung made his debut THE Galaxy S25 line of phones, including the basic S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra. Although the phones incorporate a few new features and a slight redesign designed to appeal to the iPhone crowd, the phones are a vehicle for Samsung’s new “embedded AI platform.” Devices should be able to multitask on your behalf based on a text prompt. Besides phones and a fair amount of AI gadgets, Samsung showed off a new “Edge” variant of the S25 line, as well as a pair of AR glasses that could debut later this year.
Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+
The new $800 for the Galaxy S25 and $1,000 for the S25+ Samsung announced during Galaxy Unpacked is starting to look a lot like an iPhone. However, they retain the three vertical camera bumps typical of Galaxy devices. The latest devices include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and 12GB of RAM, which will help power all the new AI capabilities. Although Samsung’s cheapest flagship phones won’t have the larger camera sensors of the S25 Ultra, they will still include new AI features like “cross-app actions”, Now Briefs and Audio Eraser .
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
The S Pen is still there and is light as a feather.
The higher-end Samsung phone may have more rounded corners, but it’s still the most distinctive Galaxy phone in the current lineup. THE Galaxy S25 Ultra has the same chip and RAM as the first two phones, but now includes a 50 MP ultra-wide lens for more detailed landscape photos. The Ultra also uses the ProScaler model of Samsung TVs to increase the resolution of on-screen images to QHD+. Before you ask, it still includes the built-in S Pen, although the new stylus lacks the air actions of previous devices.
Galaxy S25 Edge
Samsung’s “one more thing” wasn’t a pair of AR glasses, as we all hoped, but rather a new phone that harks back to a different era of Samsung mobile devices. We don’t have much to go on other than what appears to be stacked internals and camera sensors. Apparently it will be a slimmer model than other stock S25. Samsung hasn’t provided details on specs, cameras, or anything else that might attract a seasoned tech journalist. We hope to get more information about this supposed fourth Galaxy phone soon.
Samsung’s smart glasses will arrive later this year
Of course, Samsung’s next big thing is AI, but smart glasses The packaging of the new AI conversational assistant is also fast approaching. We don’t have a specific device, as Samsung flaunted during its keynote, but it will support Android XR in the same way as the company’s Project Moohan AR headset.
Samsung’s Integrated AI Platform
The main feature of all new phones is the cross-app actions you can perform with the built-in Gemini AI. If you hold down the side power button on the S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra, you’ll bring up a pop-up assistant to let you speak or enter your prompt. This platform should allow you to work on Samsung and Google applications. If you want to search for an email, add it to calendar or type text based on something in your notes. You’ll need to specify whether you want to use a Google app rather than Samsung, and the only two third-party apps available to boot are WhatsApp and Spotify. Samsung says a new APK will allow other developers to make their apps compatible with relatively little effort.
Finding Conversational Parameters
If you’re still having trouble finding this setting on your phone, Samsung told the Galaxy Unpacked audience that its new conversational search for Gallery and Settings should make it easier to find what you want. However, this will not change your settings, so users should still tap the switch. If you’re tired of AI features, this can offer a quick and easy way to find where you need to go and turn them off.
The current bar
The new Galaxy S25 range includes a “Now Bar” on the lock screen. It’s like the classic widgets you see on Pixel phones, albeit crossed over with the iPhone’s Dynamic Island. This widget will display the weather and a few other details to start with. However, Samsung promises that its “personal AI” will begin to understand your habits and app usage, then add relevant details in place of your morning or evening briefing, such as health and wellness metrics or current scores for the sport you are participating in. being careful.
Audio eraser for videos
There are other improvements to the phone’s generative editing capabilities on-device, including an “auto” button that lets the AI track characters that don’t belong in your photo. If removing people from your photos doesn’t float your boat, audio eraser is one of the biggest new features in the Galaxy S25. This can take any video and analyze it for different soundtracks, separating it into voices, music, wind or distortions. Users can then adjust the volume of each sound source. The feature promises to help users eliminate oppressive background noise, such as wind when talking into your phone’s mic on a ski trip, or erase the oppressive noise of a jackhammer from a video of a family outing.
Gemini Live can now analyze photos
While Gemini is now prominently displayed on Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phones by pressing the power button, Google’s conversational AI, Gemini Live, appears to be an interesting but ultimately questionable app for most Android users . The feature may become a little more useful with the ability to upload images and talk about them with Google’s AI. You can also chat with the AI about files you upload to the AI or YouTube videos that are linked to. What could you talk about with AI? Maybe you can ask it about the composition of the photo or ask if the AI also made this YouTube video. These features are expected to be available on the Galaxy S24 and S25 phones alongside the Pixel 9 series in the coming weeks. Google also promised to bring other Astra Project features like screen sharing and live video chats with Gemini “in the coming months.”
Improvements to the circle to search
Google’s Circle to Search debuted on the Galaxy S24 and gets better on the S25. During the conference, Google said it was extending the duration of AI previews that users receive when they search for images or text. Circle to Search should also better recognize numbers, email addresses or URLs. The tool can also identify sounds from videos and visuals.
Audio search on Galaxy
A new AI search built into Gallery is akin to improvements Google and Apple have made to their own photo apps. While it’s not very exciting, Samsung demonstrated for Gizmodo how the new Galaxy phones will let you search for audio on a YouTube video or wherever you hear your music.
This feature is similar to the music discovery app Shazam, right down to the ability to hum your phone to find the name of the song you can’t get out of your head.
Recording GIF from video
The Galaxy S25 phones will also benefit from some improvements to the “smart select” function, now renamed “AI Select”. This allows you to capture on-screen content by drawing around an object on your screen. While many of these actions are already handled by Circle to Search, Samsung is adding the ability to save GIFs from videos without additional downloads or conversions. Unfortunately, you can’t control the framerate and you’re limited to a specific number of seconds for recording, but it can be a convenient way to send GIFs to friends without extra effort.
Video recording of the diary
Professional videographers can now use their Galaxy phones to shoot directly in logarithmic, also known as LOG. This feature will be in Pro mode in users’ camera apps. Samsung has announced that you will be able to shoot in 10-bit HEVC and then export to a professional software suite like Davinci Resolve for color correction.
Mental health tracking through Samsung Health
Dr. Samsung hopes you get the most out of Samsung Health with even more health and wellness tracking capabilities. The company said it would add a vascular load indicator and an antioxidant index for those who want to precisely manage what they eat. Samsung also plans to upgrade its tools with mindfulness features to improve your mental health. The app is intended to combine with AI to become your “personal health assistant”. We’ll have to see more when these features debut in the second half of this year.